Kathleen M. Stratton concentrates her practice in the health care field, primarily in the areas of reimbursement and health care regulation. Ms. Stratton has extensive experience representing clients in matters related to reimbursement, including fraud and abuse, Medicare compliance and certification generally, and a variety of other third-party billing and reimbursement matters. She has also been involved in a significant number of administrative proceedings involving certificates of need, hospital licensure and Medicare appeals. Over the last several years, Ms. Stratton has represented general and specialty hospitals, academic medical centers, home health/home infusion agencies, durable medical equipment suppliers, ambulatory surgery centers, magnetic resonance imaging centers, radiation therapy centers and physician groups. Ms. Stratton is a 1984 graduate of Indiana University at Bloomington School of Law where she was a member of the Law Journal. She received her undergraduate degree in 1981 from Hope College. Ms. Stratton is a member of the District of Columbia Bar, the American Health Lawyers Association, and the Health Law Sections of the American Bar Association and the District of Columbia Bar Association. She has published articles and/or lectured on compliance programs, legal audits, physician self-referral legislation and other fraud and abuse-related topics.
Alerts & Newsletters
· "FTC Announces Fourth Extension of Red Flags Rule Enforcement," Health Law 'In The News' (November 6, 2009). Contacts: Kathleen M. Stratton, Arthur N. Lerner.
· "FTC Extends Enforcement Date of Red Flags Rule," Health Provider Alert (August 3, 2009). Contacts: Arthur N. Lerner, Kathleen M. Stratton.
· "FTC Extends Enforcement Date of Red Flags Rule," Health Law 'In The News' (August 3, 2009). Contacts: Arthur N. Lerner, Kathleen M. Stratton.
· "OIG Issues New Advisory Opinion Identifying Acceptable and Risky On-Call Physician Payment Arrangements," Health Law 'In The News' (May 22, 2009). Contacts: Kathleen M. Stratton, Michael W. Paddock.
· "FTC Extends Enforcement Date of Red Flags Rule to August 1," Health Provider Alert (May 4, 2009). Contacts: Arthur N. Lerner, Kathleen M. Stratton.
· "Getting in Compliance with the FTC Red Flags Rule as May 1st Enforcement Date Approaches," Health Provider Alert (April 9, 2009). Contacts: Arthur N. Lerner, Kathleen M. Stratton.
· "CMS Issues 2009 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Rule: Proposed Changes Would Impact Anti-Markup Rule, Add New Stark Law Exception," Health Provider Alert (July 2, 2008). Contacts: Kathleen M. Stratton, Michael W. Paddock.
· "OIG "Open Letter" Delivers Welcome News to Health Care Providers," Health Provider Alert (April 16, 2008). Contacts: Kathleen M. Stratton, Michael W. Paddock.
· "STARK II PHASE III: A Detailed Section-By-Section Analysis of the Long-Awaited "Final" Rule," Health Provider Alert (October 2, 2007). Contacts: Kathleen M. Stratton, Michael W. Paddock.
· "OIG Opines On Propriety of ED Call Coverage Arrangements," Health Provider Alert (October 1, 2007). Contacts: Kathleen M. Stratton, Michael W. Paddock.
· "Long-Awaited Stark Law Phase III Final Rule Released By CMS," Health Provider Alert (August 28, 2007). Contacts: Kathleen M. Stratton, Michael W. Paddock.
· "2008 Physician Fee Schedule Proposes A Host of Stark Law Revisions - And It Isn't Even Phase III...," Health Provider Alert (July 5, 2007). Contacts: Michael W. Paddock, Kathleen M. Stratton.
· "OIG Advisory Opinion 07-05: How a Fair Market Value Deal Can Place Hospital-Physician Joint Venturers at Risk of Kickback Violation," Health Provider Alert (June 21, 2007). Contacts: Kathleen M. Stratton, Michael W. Paddock.
· "PRRB Rules In Favor of Hospital on Bad Debt Issue," Health Provider Alert (April 30, 2007). Contact: Kathleen M. Stratton.
· "OIG Will Engage in Unannounced Site Visits to Ensure Compliance With CIAs," Health Provider Alert (April 27, 2007). Contact: Kathleen M. Stratton.
· "CMS Extends Deadline For Publication of Final Stark II, Phase III Rule," Health Provider Alert (March 21, 2007). Contacts: Kathleen M. Stratton, Michael W. Paddock.
· "CMS Takes a Step Back on Recently Published Guidance on the New IDTF Quality Standards," Health Provider Alert (February 22, 2007). Contacts: Kathleen M. Stratton, Michael W. Paddock.
· "New Hospital Conditions of Participation to Take Effect January 26, 2007," Health Provider Alert (December 1, 2006). Contacts: Kathleen M. Stratton, David W. O'Brien, Michael W. Paddock.
· "CMS Comes Down Hard on State Medicaid Fraud Enforcement Efforts," Health Provider Alert (June 14, 2006). Contacts: Kathleen M. Stratton, David W. O'Brien, Michael W. Paddock.
· "New Provider and Supplier Enrollment Requirements To Take Effect June 20, 2006," Health Provider Alert (June 7, 2006). Contacts: Kathleen M. Stratton, Michael W. Paddock.